In his later years, turning wearied and thirsting from 154 earth's broken cisterns, Solomon returned to drink at the fountain of life. The history of his wasted years, with their lessons of warning, he by the Spirit of inspiration recorded for after generations. And thus, although the seed of his sowing was reaped by his people in harvests of evil, the lifework of Solomon was not wholly lost. For him at last the discipline of suffering accomplished its work. But with such a dawning, how glorious might have been his life's day had Solomon in his youth learned the lesson that suffering had taught in other lives!

Senere i livet, da han træt og utilfredsstillet vendte sig bort fra verdens sprukne cisterner, vendte han tilbage for at drikke af livets kilde. Om sine forspildte år med deres advarende lære berettede han under Åndens. vejledning for senere slægter. Og således gik Salomos livsværk ikke helt tabt, skønt den sæd, han havde sået, skaffede hans folk en høst af slethed. Lidelsens skole udrettede alligevel til sidst noget for ham. Men hvor herlig kunne ikke Salomos livsdag være blevet efter et sådant morgengry, hvis han i sin ungdom havde lært det, som lidelsen havde lært andre.